San Mauro Torinese is an Italian ''
comune'' in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the
Piedmont
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region. It is bordered by the territories of
Settimo Torinese
Settimo Torinese ( pms, Ël Seto) is a ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Turin, in Piedmont, Italy. The name ''settimo'' means "seventh", and it comes from the comune's distance from Turin, which is seven Roman miles. It is bordered by the oth ...
,
Castiglione Torinese,
Turin
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, and
Baldissero Torinese
Baldissero Torinese is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Turin in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin.
Baldissero Torinese borders the following municipalities: Castiglione Torinese, Torino, San Mauro To ...
.
History
The first written record of ''Pulchra Rada'' (the ancient name for San Mauro, which in Latin means "beautiful beach and/or port" - on the
Po river) dates from 4 May 991.
On that day Anselmo (at the time the ruler of
Montferrat
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) gave the order to rebuild a
Benedictine
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monastery
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, erected originally above a pre-existing ancient Roman settlement, that had been destroyed by a
Saracen invasion.
The abbey became especially prosperous in the 12th century, after which it started to decline due to the continuous strife between the bordering
Marquisate of Montferrat
The March (also ''margraviate'' or ''marquisate'') of Montferrat was a frontier march of the Kingdom of Italy during the Middle Ages and a state of the Holy Roman Empire. The margraviate was raised to become the Duchy of Montferrat in 1574.
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and
Duchy of Savoy. In 1474 it was therefore suppressed and turned into ''
in commendam''. The way was owned by the Benedictinese until 1603 when it was transferred to secular clergy. The convent was suppressed again by
Pope Pius VI in 1803.
Bridge
Victor Emmanuel III
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* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
, connecting San Mauro to
Bertolla, locally known as ''ponte vecchio'' (old bridge), was inaugurated on 8 September 1912.
Main sights
*
Pulcherada Abbey
*Parish church of Santa Maria
*Natural Park of
Superga Hill
Twin towns
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Mirande
Mirande (; oc, Miranda) is a commune in the Gers department, Occitania, southwestern France.
Geography
Population
Sites of interest
* Town Hall
* St. Mary's Cathedral
* Astarac Square
* Clock Tower
* Rohan Tower
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,
France
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*
L'Eliana
L'Eliana ( es, La Eliana) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Camp de Túria in the Valencian Community, Spain.
Neighborhoods
* Casco Antiguo
** Les Casetes
** La Fonda
** Estació
* Almassereta
* Montesol
* Montealegre
* MontePilar
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Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
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References
External links
Official website
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